We left as we arrived, in darkness. However this time we were awake to see the city lights. Heading south west into the Pacific to the other side of the world, and off the edge of the map. Four days into the winds and the waves, sometimes 10 metres high, giving us a bumpy ride. So we were glad to set foot on terra firma in Honolulu. We did some shopping in Wal Mart (well a girl always needs some essentials!) and walked around the old town and China town. After a...

It was dark and we were still in our beds when we sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge to dock at San Francisco. As we were going on a 5 hour excursion to Alcatraz and then over the Golden Gate Bridge to the bayside village of Sausalito, a good breakfast was most definitely in order!!? There was a delay getting off the ship as we all had to go through US Immigration before leaving, and you always get someone who tries to avoid this. Anyway we got away on our coa...

Now we are at Fort Lauderdale. The weather is sunny and warm and have put away our winter woollies. Port Everglades is the 2nd largest cruise terminal in the World. There are many cruise ships in port including Oasis of The Seas which is the largest cruise ship in the world. Late afternoon five cruise ships left Port Everglades. We were the last following the enormous 'Oasis of The Seas'. As we sailed down towards the Florida Keys we passed Miami, its skyscrape...

The next six days, sailing across The Atlantic, were spent attending lectures, seminars, and matinee movies. In the evening there were cocktail parties and receptions followed by fine dining and entertainment. It's a hard life on board ship. We heard Sir Alan Collins speak on 'The Anglo/American Special Relationship', 'The London 2012 Olympics', and 'New York, New York'; Jane Asher who spoke on her acting career and writing her cookbooks; and Glenmore Trenear-H...